PLUS (PT)

10 Buildings That Changed America
Host Geoffrey Baer journeys across America to visit 10 groundbreaking works of art and engineering. These architectural marvels include a state capitol designed by Thomas Jefferson, the original indoor shopping mall, the first airport of the Jet Age, and a futuristic concert hall.G

Outdoor Idaho"Eating Local"
Most of our food travels about 1,500 miles before it ever reaches our kitchen tables. But there are a growing number of food producers and consumers who prefer to eat locally grown food; they say it's healthier and tastier. Today, more than 50 farmers markets operate throughout the state, allowing farmers and consumers to meet and learn from each other. It's a trend that harkens back to a simpler time, when communities supported local farmers and people knew where their food came from. Outdoor Idaho explores the growing fascination with eating local.G

8:00 am

Oregon Field Guide"Exploratory Kayaking, Global Warming"
Modern explorers attempt to conquer a raging waterway in the Cascades that has not been successfully run before.G

8:30 am

Roadtrip Nation"Tempe - Albuquerque"
The Roadtrippers start out in Tempe, Ariz., where they speak with Todd McFarlane, the creator of the best-selling comic book series Spawn, and Antoine's personal hero. The team is given encouraging advice by Todd to move away from the idea that they "need to have everything now. D

9:00 am

Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers"Coming to America"
Who were the first Americans, and when did they arrive? Did they get here by land or sea? Did a single group populate the continent, or did many? Experts used to agree that the first Americans walked across the Bering land bridge from Asia about 12,000 years ago, then found their way south, eventually colonizing all of North and South America. But exciting recent finds at sites on both continents have triggered new theories. Alan Alda tries to find out who's saying what, and why. D

10:00 am

NOVA"Ape Genius"
New investigations into the intelligence of the great apes - chimps, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos - reveal they not only have rich emotional lives but are far smarter than experts have previously imagined. Other research is redefining the mental talents of humans, with scientists beginning to determine what separates the species.G

11:00 am

22nd Century
This program is about technological advances taking place today that within our lifetimes will significantly change the way humans live and interact. Many scientists and futurists believe we are on the verge of a technological explosion so profound that life will become unrecognizable, and that in the next 100 years, we may experience as much technological change as has occurred over the course of human history.G

12:00 pm

Globe Trekker"Bangladesh"
Holly begins her trip in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and the seventh largest city in the world. She then travels to Sunderban National Park for an encounter with Bengal tigers and a trek deep into the forest to find honey. Along the way, Holly visits a "floating" school, charms snakes, harvests tea in the hills of Sylhet, visits the ship-breaking yards in Chittagong and relaxes in the seaside resort of Cox's Bazaar near the Myanmar border. D

1:00 pm

Need to Know
RAY SUAREZ ANCHORS. Medical correspondent Dr. Emily Senay investigates readmission penalties, an element of the Affordable Care Act designed to reduce costs and lead to more coordinated healthcare once patients are released from the hospital. D

Biz Kid$"Have A Plan, Stan!"
Explore the different elements of a business plan and see why it's crucial to develop a plan before you start your business. Meet a teen who opened a snow-cone shack, another who makes and sells candles, and a group who markets self-defense kits. D

2:30 pm

Oregon Field Guide"Biscuit Fire Special"
The program examines the 500,000-acre area in the Siskiyou Mountains that was struck by wildfire in 2002.G

Rick Steves' Europe"Venice: City of Dreams"
Rick begins a two-part visit to Venice by tracing its history from Europe's most powerful city to its most hedonistic one. He cruises the Grand Canal, luxuriates in a venerable caf? and savors fresh fish canalside with friends. Part 1 of 2G

4:00 pm

NOVA"Ape Genius"
New investigations into the intelligence of the great apes - chimps, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos - reveal they not only have rich emotional lives but are far smarter than experts have previously imagined. Other research is redefining the mental talents of humans, with scientists beginning to determine what separates the species.G

5:00 pm

10 Buildings That Changed America
Host Geoffrey Baer journeys across America to visit 10 groundbreaking works of art and engineering. These architectural marvels include a state capitol designed by Thomas Jefferson, the original indoor shopping mall, the first airport of the Jet Age, and a futuristic concert hall.G

6:00 pm

Helen of Troy
Bettany Hughes travels across the eastern Mediterranean to find the truth about Helen of Troy. Hughes sorts reality from myth as she traces the historical remnants of the woman blamed for causing the Trojan War.G

8:00 pm

American Masters"Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes"
From the fictional Lake Wobegon to homes across America, Keillor, with his "Prairie Home Companion" radio show, becomes America's national philosopher. Through his running commentary about the human condition and the social politic, Keillor hones in on the pulse of America with biting wit and a quirky perspective.G

9:30 pm

10 Buildings That Changed America
Host Geoffrey Baer journeys across America to visit 10 groundbreaking works of art and engineering. These architectural marvels include a state capitol designed by Thomas Jefferson, the original indoor shopping mall, the first airport of the Jet Age, and a futuristic concert hall.G

10:30 pm

Helen of Troy
Bettany Hughes travels across the eastern Mediterranean to find the truth about Helen of Troy. Hughes sorts reality from myth as she traces the historical remnants of the woman blamed for causing the Trojan War.G